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Ananta Charan Sukla
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| Born | 6 November 1942 Garadpur, Bhadrak, Odisha, India
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| Died | 30 September 2020 (aged 77) |
| Education | Bhadrak College, Jadavpur University, Utkal University |
| Occupation | Comparative philosopher of art and literature, Aesthetician, religious studies |
| Known for | Comparative literature, aesthetics, literary criticism, philosophy, Sanskrit studies |
| Spouse(s) | Indulata Sukla, Former Professor of Mathematics, Sambalpur University, Sambalpur |
Ananta Charan Sukla (also known as Ananta Ch. Sukla or A. C. Sukla) was an important Indian scholar. He was born on November 6, 1942, and passed away on September 30, 2020. He was an expert in many fields, including literature, art, and philosophy.
Sukla was especially known for comparing different cultures' ideas about art and beauty. He also studied how we understand stories and ideas. For over 40 years, he was the main editor of a special magazine called Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics.
His Life Story
Ananta Charan Sukla was born in a small village called Garadpur. He later moved to the town of Bhadrak, where he went to Bhadrak College.
He continued his studies at Jadavpur University in Calcutta. There, he earned several master's degrees in English, philosophy, and Sanskrit. He then completed his PhD in comparative literature. His special research for his PhD was about how different cultures, like ancient Greek and Indian, thought about imitation in art. This research was later published as a book in 1977. He also studied at Utkal University in Bhubaneswar.
Ananta Charan Sukla passed away at his home in Cuttack when he was 78 years old.
His Important Work
Ananta Charan Sukla started the Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics in 1978. This journal is a magazine where scholars share their ideas about literature and art from different parts of the world. He worked with many famous international scholars to launch this journal.
He also founded the Vishvanatha Kaviraja Institute of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics. This institute helps publish the journal and other research papers.
Sukla was a professor of English and Comparative Literature at Sambalpur University in Odisha. He was also invited to teach and give talks at many universities around the world, including those in Liverpool, Cambridge, and Helsinki.
